Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk's Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desks for Mumbai-based brokerages and FXStreet. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.

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Markets

Here are key bitcoin price levels to watch as the rally gathers steam

BTC's price has hit four-week highs above $74,000. Here are next key levels that could amplify volatility or create resistance.

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Markets

NFT bull Steve Aoki sells his SHIB, ETH, and PEPE. His Bored Apes are down 88%.

The DJ who told CoinDesk in 2021 that NFTs would be "part of culture" within five years is quietly exiting crypto.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Nikita Bier says crypto has had a rough year, hints at building something new as X Money launch nears

The head of product's viral one-liner lands weeks before Elon Musk's fiat payments app goes live with a 6% yield and a Visa card

Nikita Bier. (source: lightspeed ventures)

Markets

Little-known token ranks alongside bitcoin and ether in the top three — just not in the way you think

RAVE has surged several thousand percent in seven days, driving frenzied trading activity and large liquidations, second only to industry leaders bitcoin and ether.

Cars racing on a track. (mibro/Pixabay)

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Japan's central bank cools rate hike expectations, removing a key risk for bitcoin's rally

The BOJ's dovish shift keeps the yen carry trade alive, the same trade whose unwind crashed bitcoin 24% in two days in August 2024.

Japan flag in front of a building (Roméo A./Unsplash)

Markets

Ether outpaces bitcoin as ETF flows split and Ethereum activity jumps 41% on-week

Ether is outperforming bitcoin as ETF flows, spot prices and a 41% jump in Ethereum transactions move in the same direction for the first time in months.

Abstract green wireframe bull charging forward on a striped background. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Nearly $120 million of XRP just moved to Coinbase in whale transaction

XRP is flat over the past 24 hours, but down more than 60% from its summer 2025 peak.

A whale dives below the surface, leaving only its tail visible.

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin anchors near $70,000 as RAVE's 3,400% surge signals speculative froth

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies remain relatively resilient. Surges in some smaller tokens showed there's still froth left in the market.

The motorcade of  U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad.

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Crypto markets stall as oil surges past $100 on Strait of Hormuz blockade

Bitcoin and ether retreated Monday as tensions in the Middle East triggered a spike in crude oil, forcing traders into defensive derivatives positioning.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin hit by $20 million-an-hour selling pressure above $70,000

Bitcoin has once again seen heavy profit-taking above $70,000, according to Glassnode.

Daytrading bitcoins financial markets at a coffeeshop. (Austin Distel/Unsplash)

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